Evidence of meeting #83 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was pco.
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NDP
Mathieu Ravignat NDP Pontiac, QC
So you would characterize his time there as being mainly passive with regard to approving things that would come to him as minister?
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Secretary, Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
“Passive” is a strong word. No, he would do what he was supposed to do, in the sense of being a minister responsible for signing the documents pertaining to my agency.
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NDP
The Chair NDP Pat Martin
I'm afraid that concludes your time, Mr. Ravignat. Thank you very much.
That is it for the rounds of questioning. We would like to express our appreciation to both the Privy Council Office and the Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat for being witnesses with us today.
As a committee, we're trying to do a more robust and thorough examination of the estimates. We find two things very helpful. I notice committee members referred to the reports on planning and priorities frequently, and also the new website launched by the minister recently, on Monday.
I have here pull-outs from that website, and aligned with the RPPs, they give us a fairly thorough overview of two years past, present to the estimates, and looking forward into the future. I think we are getting better at examining the proposed spending by the government through the estimates, and your testimony helped us a great deal, so thank you very much.
We'll suspend the meeting and go in camera for 15 minutes.
[Proceedings continue in camera]